diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst b/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst
index 4405d5b67578..fa3ad33a19df 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ __dtbs_install: $(dtbs) $(subdirs)
 	@:
 
 quiet_cmd_dtb_install = INSTALL $@
-      cmd_dtb_install = install -D $< $@
+      cmd_dtb_install = install -D -m 0644 $< $@
 
 $(dst)/%.dtb: $(obj)/%.dtb
 	$(call cmd,dtb_install)